Month: March 2016

[Recipe] Energy Boost Mocha Espresso Coconut Smoothie

Whether it’s to help waken you in the morning or to give you a boost when you flag in the afternoon, this espresso smoothie from Gina at RunningToTheKitchen will do the trick. (See the recipe details at the end of the post.) There’s superfood goodness in the chocolate, healthy fats in the coconut butter and…

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[Recipe] Alexa’s Healing Green Smoothie

Nutritionist Alexa at SimpleRootsWellness gives us her healing smoothie recipe. (See the recipe at the end of the post.) Alexa advises us to make smoothies rather than juice our fruits and vegetables as many of the nutrients are in the pulp and fiber left behind by juicing. These are also the bits that help us…

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[Recipe] Elise’s Strawberry Shortcake Smoothie

There’s nothing like strawberries warm with the sun, straight from the strawberry patch in the yard … however at this time of year it takes a trip to the grocery store to get them here. Thankfully they are available most of the year and my store price has dropped recently which is always good news.…

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[Recipe] Chocolate Banana Almond Smoothie

We regularly call ‘em green smoothies, but the color varies from bright to dark green with all colors in between … including mud, lol! But don’t let the color put you off! As Kelley at MountainMamaCooks says, you wouldn’t judge a book by it’s cover so don’t judge a smoothie by it’s color. It’s the…

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[Recipe] Cancer-Fighting Cauliflower Strawberry Smoothie

Although the cooking smells from cauliflower can be awful, the taste of the vegetable itself if very mild. So introducing it as a staple for your green smoothies is easy - and although they will be green and healthy, they will not be green! (Or mud colored as many of my smoothies have turned out,…

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